Formatting LDEVs

If you initialize LDEVs that are being used, you will need to format the LDEVs.

Parent Topic

• Configuring custom-sized provisioning

  Configuring custom-sized provisioning involves creating and configuring custom-size volumes (CVs). CVs are created by dividing a fixed-sized volume (FV) into several smaller volumes of arbitrary sizes.

Child Topics

• About formatting LDEVs

  The LDEV formatting function, which includes Normal Format and Quick Format enables you to format volumes (LDEVs), including external volumes. Volumes must be in blocked status to be formatted.

• Storage system operation when LDEVs are formatted
• Quick Format function
• Formatting a specific LDEV

  Use this procedure to perform Normal formatting on a volume.

• Formatting all LDEVs in a parity group